crest
noun
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
crested
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past participleof crest.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof crest.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
crestnounthe highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit. -
a word derived from
crest.
crestnounthe highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
Example Sentences
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Animals expected to benefit include native British species such as brown hares, hedgehogs, great crested newts, common toads and the Small Heath butterfly, a spokesperson for the company said.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
It is now spreading across Australia, most recently killing more than 1,000 crested terns and a long-nosed fur seal, the first detection in a mainland mammal.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Laboratory testing confirmed the disease had infected a greater crested tern in the town of Robe, South Australia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
I had twice walked from Stanford’s campus to the Pacific Ocean, a roughly 25-mile journey that crested the Santa Cruz Mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
He went around the smaller dunes and carefully crested the larger ones.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
